Neurosciences: Autonomous Nervous System

Neurosciences · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Organización anatómica, neuroquímica, integración central, reflejos viscerales y correlatos clínicos de las disautonomías.

What it covers

1. Introduction: The Visceral Nervous System
2. Anatomical Organization of the ANS
3. · 1.1. Sympathetic Division: Detailed Anatomy
4. · 1.2. Parasympathetic Division: Detailed Anatomy
5. · 1.3. Enteric Nervous System (ENS)
6. Neurotransmitters, Receptors and Autonomic Neurochemistry
7. · 2.1. Acetylcholine and cholinereceptors
8. · 2.2. Norepinephrine, Adrenaline and Adrenoreceptors
9. · 2.3. Cotransmitters, NANC Signaling and Neuromodulation
10. SNA Central Integration Centers
11. · 3.1. The Hypothalamus: General Director of the SNA
12. · 3.2. Brain Stem: Critical Autonomic Nuclei
13. · 3.3. Cerebral Cortex and Insula: Cortical Control of the ANS
14. Autonomic Reflexes: Arcs and Mechanisms
15. · 4.1. Baroreceptor reflex (Barroreflex)
16. · 4.2. Chemoreceptor reflex
17. · 4.3. Bainbridge reflex and Bezold-Jarisch response
18. Cardiovascular Autonomic Control
19. · 5.1. Vascular Autonomic Control
20. Respiratory Autonomous Control
21. Gastrointestinal Autonomic Control
22. · 7.1. The Peristaltic Reflex and the Gut-Brain Axis
23. Kidney and Urinary Bladder Autonomic Control
24. · 8.1. Kidney Function
25. · 8.2. Urination Control
26. Sexual and Reproductive Function: Autonomic Integration
27. · Erection and Lubrication
28. · Ejaculation and Orgasm
29. Thermoregulation: Autonomous Temperature Control
30. · Thermoregulatory Autonomic Responses
31. The Stress Response: Autonomic-Neuroendocrine Integration
32. · 11.1. The Sympathetic-Adrenomedullary System (SAM): Immediate Response
33. · 11.2. The HHA Axis: Sustained Response
34. Dysautonomias: Classification and Clinical Syndromes
35. · 12.1. Clinical Evaluation of the ANS
36. Autonomic Pharmacology: Therapeutic Targets